imitatio Christi – Page 6

Accompaniment Leadership: Walking in the Footsteps of Christ

Posted on September 26, 2021January 7, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

“As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus” (Luke 23:26). As I made my way down the long hallway of offices, I...
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Holding on with Open Hands as Imitatio Christi

Posted on August 12, 2021October 31, 2021 by Vanessa Crescio

“So she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it” (Genesis 3:6). Contrary to some beliefs, the Bible passage highlighting the temptation in the Garden of Eden and subsequent fal...
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St. Catherine of Siena: A Life Lived In Excess

Posted on April 28, 2021October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

At the end of his Gospel, John the Evangelist writes: “But there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written” (John 21:25). ...
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My Eucharistic Offering: Servant of God Sr. Thea Bowman

Posted on April 6, 2021December 26, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

“I bring myself, my black self, all that I am, all that I have, all that I hope to become… as gift to the Church,” Sister Thea Bowman in her Address to the USCCB, June 1989. Her Early Years At Sister Thea’s funeral on April 3, 1990, the qu...
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The Stations of the Cross

Posted on February 16, 2021March 29, 2021 by FRESHImage

The Stations of the Cross is a beautiful prayer that properly orients us on our Lenten journey. This prayer, whether in its traditional or scriptural format, draws us into the drama of Christ's Passion so as to contemplate this central event of ...
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FRESH Exemplar: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Posted on November 12, 2020October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

November 13 Happy Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini The saint the Church celebrates today, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, is a reminder to Christians of a central reality of their lives, i.e., they are by their very nature, pilgrims. Acc...
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Encontrando Unos a Otros en la Belleza

Posted on September 26, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

XXIII Domingo Ordinario: 9-4-16 La Paz Sea Con Ustedes, Como hemos visto las semanas pasadas, recibir formación pedagógica de Jesús es desafiante, por decir lo menos. Al mismo tiempo, oímos a nuestro Señor advirtiéndonos de las dificultades qu...
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Finding One Another in Beauty

Posted on September 2, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: 9-4-16 Peace be with You, As we have seen the last several weeks, receiving pedagogical training from Jesus is challenging to say the very least. At one and the same time we hear our Lord warning us of the...
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Un Mundo Lleno de Prójimos

Posted on July 16, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

XV Domingo ordinario: 7-10-16 La Paz sea con Ustedes, La semana pasada Jesús nos mandó en misión como sus discípulos a proclamar el mensaje del Evangelio a todos los pueblos. Esta semana se nos da más instrucción en lo que significa ser un dis...
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A World Full of Neighbors

Posted on July 7, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 7-10-16 Peace be with You, Last week, we found ourselves being sent out on mission by Jesus as His disciples to proclaim the gospel message to all peoples. This week, we are given further instruction on what...
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